That mod wouldn't benefit the P5N-E. It's an easy overclock for people with limited bios control, especially those Dell and HP mass-market machines. The board we're using has full control, and locked PCI bus settings. So, we don't need the mod and wouldn't reap any benefits.Originally posted by: ffallic
The link for the mod I was referring to is http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=498167
Fools the mobo into thinking the chip has 266/1066 FSB, which I am thinking might be the way of obtaining the 1600fsb.
The settings in my sig below are pretty much the extent of what my chip can overclock to. I'd say most people with the E4300 find it stable at 3.2-3.3ghz. Ignore those postings about 3.6+ghz. Sure I can boot into Windows at that speed, but it's not stable.
Anyway, I think you're trying to use the x9 multipler. Drop down to x8, set the fsb to 1600 and the ram to 800. Test for stability then start to move things up one at a time. Seems that 1628 is my max at reasonable voltage.
moving on... Somebody posted about the Scythe Kama Bay. That's just what I need to cool down my elderly Lian Li case. I can't part with this case, it's still too nice. But it's their original design so cooling isn't perfect. I pulled off the drive covers and pointed a low-speed fan in there and watched the temps drop ~10C. Next thing I knew I was ordering one of those Scythe's.
EDIT: CensusPC cancelled my order for the Kama Bay due to it "not being in stock". Either they don't want to do APO shipping for the $3.95 they listed on their website or CensusPC just plain sucks because they can't manage their inventory.